Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation opens

10:11 PM,
Oct. 11, 2013

Freshmen Ekin Erkan, of Istanbul, Turkey, left, and Dan Lemire, 18, of Clifton Park, test the Laser Harp project during the Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation open house Friday at the University of Rochester.

Written by

Donyelle Davis
Staff writer

Engineering technology meets creative arts inside the Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation, which officially opened to students, faculty and guests during a ceremony Friday at the University of Rochester.

The hall, named after university trustee and philanthropist Ronald Rettner, offers students access to three floors of high-end technologies, including an engineering fabrication lab, visual and audio recording studios and 3-D printers - representing the latest digital design advancements.

The new hall is aimed at appealing to the brightest students and faculty by ...